God Our Father
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 4 April 2021
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
In the third day of this week-long series where we’ve been taking time every day to stir up our affections for God, today we’re going to look at all it means for him to be our Father. Out of all of the metaphors used for our relationship with this eternal, transcendent God, the concept of him being a Father today has been most meaningful. May he draw us closer as he reveals what a good Father he is to us.
Our Scripture for today comes from 1 John 3:1, and today's worship is Yours by Gas Street Music & Millie Tilby (featuring Leeland).
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As believers, we want a real connection with God every day, not just on Sunday. We want the peace and passion that comes from living with God, not for God. But when Monday morning rolls around we’re left thinking:
“Now what?” “How do I find and keep a daily connection with my Creator on my own?”
At First15, we know that meaningful worship isn’t just for Sunday. Every believer should be able to find a daily connection to God with fresh worship created specifically for their weekday.
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| 0:00.0 | In the third day of this week-long series, taking time every day to stir up our affections |
| 0:09.5 | for God, today we're going to look at all it means for Him to be our Father. |
| 0:15.4 | Out of all of the metaphors used for our relationship with this eternal, transcendent God, the |
| 0:21.1 | concept of Him being a Father today has been the most meaningful. |
| 0:26.4 | And He draws closer as He reveals what a good Father He is to us. |
| 0:31.1 | Welcome to the first-of-team podcast. |
| 0:48.4 | Our verse for today comes from 1st John 3, verse 1. |
| 0:53.2 | Scripture says, see what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be |
| 0:58.9 | called children of God, and so we are. |
| 1:04.8 | As a follower of Jesus, you have been brought into the family of God. |
| 1:10.3 | Take a moment to let that truth sink in. |
| 1:13.6 | Think about what it means to have God, the Creator of the universe, the embodiment of perfect |
| 1:19.6 | love as your Father. |
| 1:22.8 | So often we lose sight of the fact that God is our Father, and view Him through perspectives |
| 1:29.0 | not aligned with Scripture. |
| 1:31.6 | We view God through lenses the world and unfortunate experiences have given us, rather than a revelation |
| 1:38.0 | of Him as a good Father given to us by the revolutionary teaching of Jesus. |
| 1:45.5 | In Matthew 7, 9-11, Jesus teaches us, which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, |
| 1:53.0 | will give him a stone, or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? |
| 1:58.8 | If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children. |
| 2:03.7 | How much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him? |
| 2:10.5 | You have a Father who loves to give you good gifts. |
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